Stories of Upholding the Lotus Sutra

Wang Fanxing|Sui (Linyi)

Blind from childhood, Wang Fanxing learned the Lotus Sutra orally from his mother. The source describes continued blindness, daily handwork and sustained recitation, followed by an account of an intact tongue after death.

Yan Gong|Sui (Yangdu)

Yan Gong established a sutra-copying hall at home, supported scribes and checked their work. The account also relates religious stories of support and the preservation of scriptures.

Shi Heshi|Tang (capital region)

A clerk named Shi Heshi kept compassion and patience in mind while reciting alongside his duties. A difficult phrase remains unresolved; signs at death are attributed to the source.

Zhang Qing|Northern Song, Xiangfu era (Bianjing)

Prison official Zhang Qing attended to prisoners’ food, medicine and bedding, urged honesty and recited for people facing execution. Accounts of his wife’s revival and descendants remain religious testimony.